Who Never Weep

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There was once a man
Who as a youngin’ would cry
Then caught his father’s hand
So no more water for the eye

He grew up good & strong
An army man until age 25
When some shrapnel took his arm
Nearly had him die

Even through the pain
He did not ever cry
For it was an act of shame
To cast rain from your eye

Met love and made a family
Everyday was a struggle
But he never came up empty
Putting food on the table

One day she was his lover
The next she was gone
Now a single father
Figuring out how to go on

Through the long nights
Into the early mornings
He always set his sights
To never show his mourning

His daughter was pretty
Had the world in her palm
Until that night the city
Was hit by a stray bomb

For a little while
All was the same
Even when idle
The tears never came

But then the hole was dug
And the angel was lowered
The cork came unplugged
And the river rushed forward

He cried for his daughter
For his wife, for his arm
He cried and cried harder
For all his past harm

The world had got him
He was broken & weak
This is rock bottom
For the strong who never weep